Cross-country

It was bound to happen. After a pair of individual state runner-up finishes, Page senior Symond Martin is going away as a state champion.

Finally!” That was the message coming from the family of Taylor Biggambler after the Flagstaff senior captured her first individual state crown, winning the Division II title on Saturday morning at the Arizona Interscholastic Association state cross country meet.

It took about ten minutes for Valley Lutheran harrier Benjamin Benally to gain the separation he needed to win his second consecutive Arizona Interscholastic Association Division IV state boys crown.

It’s an ambitious task, but the Page boys cross country team knows they have a legitimate shot at it. The Sand Devils are entering the Arizona Interscholastic Association Division III boys state meet as the favorites and they are looking to get all seven members in the top 21 in Saturday’s race at Cave Creek Golf Course in north Phoenix.

The Arizona Interscholastic Association state meet is on Saturday and the Chinle Lady Wildcats enter the final meet of the season as one of the four sectional champions.